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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431553 | Loader work machine A loader work machine including a vehicle body, and a working implement having booms and boom cylinders and mounting frame units for attaching the working implement to a front portion of the vehicle body. Each of the mounting frame units includes a mounting plate fi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430821 | Snowplow and mount assembly A snowplow and mount assembly comprising a mount frame adapted to be secured to a vehicle, and a snowplow frame. One of the mount frame and the snowplow frame has first and second arms and the other of the mount frame and snowplow frame has first and second receiver... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7354238 | Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a pair of, right and left booms detachably attached to a vehicle body, an implement attached to leading ends of the booms and a stand for supporting the booms with the implement being placed on a ground surface when the booms are detached fro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300241 | Front loader attachment construction and work vehicle having the attachment construction An attachment construction for attaching a front loader having booms to a front of a tractor vehicle body is disclosed. The construction includes a pair of support tables projecting from the front portion of the tractor body to the right and left outer sides thereof... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7260902 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228650 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7172384 | Loader/attachment assembly, method for using a loader/attachment assembly, and combination motor vehicle and loader/attachment assembly A loader/attachment assembly is provided. The loader/attachment assembly can be referred to as a loader/bucket assembly when the attachment is a bucket. The loader/attachment assembly can include a bucket and a loader assembly. The bucket includes a bucket attachmen... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168907 | Latching system for automatically securing front-mounted loader mast to tractor-carried loader mounting frame The masts of a front-end loader are releasably attached to vertical plates of a loader mounting frame located at the opposite sides of a tractor by latch hooks pivotally mounted to the masts and engaged with latching elements carried by the vertical plates. An over ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134832 | Method and apparatus for mounting a front loader to a tractor Method and apparatus to simplify the process of adding a loader to a tractor after the manufacturing process. A pair of mounting brackets, one on each side of the tractor, each comprises a front piece and a rear piece. The rear piece is affixed to the tractor during... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7103995 | Jack for a working implement and method Jack for raising and lowering a working implement such as hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. Once engaged, the jack c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059422 | Self-orienting loader bucket mechanism A mechanism for retaining a pre-selected orientation of a front-end loader bucket at all points throughout the working range of the lift arm assembly includes a linkage system designed to allow rotation of the bucket from a tilted back position to a fully dumped pos... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6986634 | Loader/attachment assembly, method for using a loader/attachment assembly, and combination motor vehicle and loader/attachment assembly A loader/attachment assembly is provided. The loader/attachment assembly can be referred to as a loader/bucket assembly when the attachment is a bucket. The loader/attachment assembly can include a bucket and a loader assembly. The bucket includes a bucket attachmen... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979167 | Excavator coupler assembly An assembly for detachably connecting an implement having a pair of mounting pins to a machine provided with a dipper stick having a pair of side walls and a mounting pin and a pair of tilt links each having a mounting pin, generally consisting of a first component ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962210 | Agricultural implement connection system An agricultural implement connection assembly. The assembly has a plurality of hooked tongues secured to a four bar parallel linkage associated with an agricultural implement. The tongues are designed to fit into mating engagement with a similar plurality of grooves... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6582177 | Front end loader, tractor, and method for attaching a front end loader A front end loader is provided according to the invention. The front end loader has a tower, a tower subframe, a knee, a loader arm, a front arm, a lift cylinder, and an attachment cylinder. The tower has a first tower end and a second tower end. The seco... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6530741 | Self propelled vehicle with a loader A self-propelled vehicle with a loader comprises a vehicle body extending in a fore and aft direction of the vehicle; support bases extending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the vehicle body; main frames erected on the support bases, respective... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6508616 | Bucket fastener for a hydraulic shovel A bucket fastener for a hydraulic shovel is assembled between an arm of the hydraulic shovel and a dipper bucket. The bucket fastener has a body pivotally mounted with the arm and a vertical link. A fixed hook is formed at a front end of the body. A movab... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6386821 | Mounting system for mid-mount front end loaders A mounting system is provided by which front end loaders of the mid-mount type are rapidly attached and detached from a tractor or other piece of motive equipment. A procedure for latching and unlatching is also provided, as well as mid-mount front end lo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6276075 | Snowplow blade support apparatus An apparatus is provided for mounting a snowplow blade onto a vehicle-mounted supporting frame. The mounting apparatus includes an I-beam support member pivotally attached to the blade and removably mountable on the vehicle-mounted supporting frame. Conne... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6247888 | Parking stand for tractor front end loader A loader 10 includes a loader boom having opposite sides defined by arms to each of which is pivotally mounted a portion of a parking stand assembly including a support leg and a strut with the pivot axis for the leg being spaced between the implement at ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240659 | Control system for jack for a snow plow Control system for a jack for raising and lowering a lift assembly for hydraulically driven snow blades or other utilitarian accessories. Actuation of the jack allows for proper vertical alignment of the lift assembly for engagement to a vehicle chassis. ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231295 | Detachable front-loader A detachable front-loader comprising a loader assembly consisting of two arms (1) joined by one or more transverse members (2,3) as shown in FIG. 1. Each arm (1) is provided with a supporting device comprising a pivotable support foot (9) and a telescopic... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220365 | Apparatus and method for using an implement transport assembly A method of and apparatus for transporting farm implement sideways, on narrow passageways. The apparatus comprising a hitch assembly, carrier assembly, trailer assembly, and a turret assembly. The farm implement is attached to the turret assembly, which a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6102131 | Quick connect dozer frame assembly for tractors and the like A quick connect dozer frame assembly is disclosed. The frame has a plurality of attaching points which interconnect with complementary latching members on an associated tractor for quickly connecting the dozer frame thereto. For conventional framed, rear ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6035941 | Tractor with a front loader A tractor for use with a front loader connected thereto has a pair of mast mounts for detachably attaching right and left masts of the front loader, a pair of braces for coupling the mast mounts to the tractor, and a weight mount for carrying a plurality ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5868207 | Agricultural implement having a set of ground working tools An agricultural implement is towed behind a tractor or other propelling vehicle and is mounted on a lifting mechanism at the rear of such vehicle so that the forward part of the implement is supported by such mechanism. In one embodiment the agricultural ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5806214 | Support wheels mounted in the vicinity of the center of gravity of a snowplow A snowplow (20) adapted for being attached or detached from a vehicle (22) having a frame (24). The snowplow includes a mount frame (26) for connection to the vehicle frame, a support frame (32), a lift assembly (38) and a blade assembly. The blade assemb... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5738176 | Automatic hitching system A battery-powered grass mower (12) is hitched to en electric garden tractor (10). The hitching system has arms (27) pivoted (29) to the tractor, which can be raised and lowered by means of ah electric actuator strut (45). To hitch, the tractor is maneuver... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5562166 | Garden tiller The invention is the combination of a motor powered garden tiller connected to a separate motor driven chassis which includes a seat for an operator to control the tiller. The speed of the tiller is controlled by and through the articulated coupler betwee... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5540289 | Stand apparatus for use in coupling and uncoupling a front loader A stand apparatus for a front loader having masts attachable to mast mounts of a tractor through pivotal supports and mast fixing members, booms connected to the masts, boom cylinders and braces. The stand apparatus includes stand members each defining a ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5474136 | System for the fast road transportation of cumbersome industrial or agricultural equipment A system for the fast road transportation of a cumbersome equipment comprises a first plate coupled with a lifting unit and connected by a hydraulic jack to the equipment. Against this plate a second plate is coupled which is provided with two parallel, h... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5421417 | Lock for retaining stabilizer in raised position A backhoe or other similar earth working apparatus has a frame that mounts on a vehicle, such as a skid steer loader or tractor. A pair of stabilizer arms mounted to the frame member and pivotable along an arcuate path between raised and lowered positions... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5316330 | Automatic coupling and decoupling hitch system To automatically hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle, a first hitch section is mounted on the motor vehicle and a second hitch section is mounted on the forwardly extending tongue of the trailer. The second hitch section comprises a hitch pin vertically mo... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5135347 | Loader mounting A loader mounting arrangement includes a pair of mounting frames secured to the opposite sides of the tractor frame for receiving the lower ends of the loader mast posts. Each bracket includes a transversely extending pin for receiving a C-shaped forwardl... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4919212 | Tractor mounting for a dozer blade The invention features a mounting frame and lift assembly for a dozer blade of a tractor. The frame and assembly is easy to install and provides quick connection to the dozer blade. The lift assembly is provided with a pivot placed forward of the front wh... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4906160 | Loader support stand A parking stand for an agricultural loader particularly well suited for use with tractors having mid-mounted mowers or similar tools carried beneath the tractor. The stand includes a pair of legs for each mast, the legs being adapted to fold between a sto... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4844175 | Tractor tiller hitch A hitch for connecting the rear of a garden tractor to the rear of a garden tiller of the type having one or more tines which rotate in the direction of normal travel of said tiller comprising a beam, a bracket and an arm aligned in an adjustable triangul... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4833799 | Automotive snow plow with tow ring receiving push bar plates A high strength light weight synthetic resin snow removal device is adapted for easy connection to small passenger vehicles having tow rings depending therefrom.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4825568 | Apparatus for controlling posture of work implement of loader An apparatus for controlling the posture of the work implement of a loader comprises a boom supported by a boom pivot on a mast secured to a vehicle body and movable upward and downward by a boom cylinder, first and second arms supported by an intermediat... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4793764 | Loader mounting system A front end loader including rear support with complementary wedge and block structure to automatically secure the mast rigidly to the tractor during mounting. A parking stand serves as a forward latching lever when the loader is mounted and additionally ... | 12/27/1988 |
